Articles by Mike Ryan

Last weekend, Victorians got to experience the internet sensation that is the 'Ken Block Gymkhana' when Block and a team of Monster Energy sponsored drivers turned the Calder Park circuit into a hoon's paradise.

Class-defining, the original Mustang inspired the category descriptor 'pony car' on its 1964 launch, quickly establishing its place in the sun as a uniquely-styled performer with a long list of options "designed to be designed by you."

Audi will unveil its new, high-performance S models at the upcoming 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show (IAA). The latest S6, S7 Sportback and S8 models combine power with fuel efficiency, utilising ground-breaking solutions such as 'cylinder on demand'.

The 1927 Morris Cowley Van from long-running Australian TV series, 'The Sullivans', is on the list of offerings at Shannons' upcoming Melbourne Spring Classic Auction on September 12.

More than a dozen classic and collectable vehicles will be offered with no reserve at Shannons Melbourne Spring Classic Auction this September 12.

Who could have guessed at the end of the 1960s that the Valiant's halcyon days had ended? The last year of that swingin' decade was the best ever with sales of 42,654. Translated into today's market that would put the Valiant at the top of the chart. But it was still the era of the Big Three and in 1969 the Valiant was a distant third behind the Holden and Falcon.

The Bosch Australian Rally Championship has announced new regulations for the future outright Championship cars starting in season 2012.

A 1927 Morris Cowley van that featured in the long-running Australian TV series, The Sullivans, will be offered at no reserve as part on Shannons' Melbourne Spring Classic Auction on Monday, September 12.

Before you head to the Coffs Coast for next week's WRC Rally Australia, call into Sydney's Pitt Street Mall this Sunday, September 4 - Fathers Day - for an autograph-signing session with six of the WRC's top drivers.

When the Alfasud was released in 1971 the world's media wrote of it in glowing terms. In their humble opinion here was the perfect example of a compact family saloon that embodied all the features deemed desirable - roomy interior, sparkling performance, amazing standards of road dynamics and a style that was distinctively modern.

An Indy 500 race winner, from back in the day when the brickyard was still all bricks, recently sold at Mecum's Monterey (California) auction for US$2 million.

A lavish, fully-functioning, licensed replica Chitty Chitty Bang Bang movie car is coming up for auction.